Manuscripts Index
Missouri Place Names Study Papers, 1927-1928 (C3459)
0.6 cubic feet
Correspondence, term papers, and information collected by graduate students at the University of Missouri during a study of the origin and history of place names in forty-two Missouri counties.
Missouri Political Nominations, 1898 (C1179)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
Includes candidates of the Socialist Labor, Social Democratic, Independent People's, People's, Democratic, Republican, and Prohibition parties for the election of 1898.
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Missouri Post-War Planning Projects Papers, 1945-1946 (C2503)
0.4 cubic feet (22 folders)
Survey of post-war planning projects in Missouri on the city, state, and federal levels. Information gathered from chambers of commerce, state and federal agencies, and private organizations. Letters, pamphlets, and statistical material.
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Missouri Postcard Collection, 1870-1997 (P0032)
1 cubic foot
An artificial collection of postcards depicting a broad selection of Missouri landscapes, towns, and cities.
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Missouri Postcard Collection, 1907-1971 (SP0016)
.5 cubic feet (9 folders)
The Missouri Postcard Collection contains postcards featuring images from around the state of Missouri. Materials continue to be added to the collection.
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Missouri Postmasters Association Papers, 1910-1928 (C3019)
0.1 cubic feet
Programs, minutes, and proceedings of an organization of postmasters.
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Missouri Prairie Foundation Records, 1960s-2000s (CA5791)
6.5 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes, 2 CDs, 1 DVD, 1 film, 1 video cassette
Records of an organization founded in 1966 to acquire and preserve native prairie lands in Missouri. Records consist of correspondence, subject and project files, brochures and other promotional materials, membership lists, financial records, and publications.
Missouri Press Association Meeting Photograph, 1884 (P0245)
1 photograph (121 MB of digital files)
Digital scans of 1884 meeting of the Missouri Press Association in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
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Missouri Press Association Papers, 1866-1915 (C1822)
0.31 cubic feet (15 folders)
Papers about the annual meetings of the Press Association: agendas, lists of participants, and information discussed.
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Missouri Press Association Photograph Collection, 1867-1985 (P0475)
Photos of the Missouri Press Association and newspaper journalists and editors.
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Missouri Press Association Records, 1880s-2015 (CA6189)
54.6 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume, 5 oversize items, 13 DVD, 1 video cassette
Addition of bulletins, clippings, convention and board of directors meeting materials, directories, correspondence, photographs, subject files, and miscellaneous records of an organization founded in 1867. Includes files of executive directors Bill Bray and Doug Crews.
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Missouri Press Association Records, 1882-1982 (C3714)
1.8 cubic (60 folders), 10 rolls of microfilm
The records of an organization of editors, publishers, and employees of publishing establishments contain histories, correspondence, minutes, annual meeting programs, newsletters, clippings, and photographs. The records also include information on regional associations and the Missouri Press Association confidential bulletins from 1930 to 1982. The bulletins are on microfilm.
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Missouri Press Photographers Association Photographs, 1988 (CA4989)
0.6 cubic feet
Photographs used in an exhibit and MPPA’s “Pictures of the Year” contest.
Missouri Press Portraits, 1872-1924 (P1196)
Portraits of journalists, including many newspaper editors, from Missouri, or who have written significantly on Missouri topics.
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Missouri Press Women Records, 1940-1985 (C3967)
0.8 cubic feet (32 folders)
The records of the Missouri Press Women consist of award and scholarship information, by-laws, correspondence, financial and membership records, and minutes.
Missouri Public Health Association Records, 1926, 1940s-2000 (CA5862)
10 cubic feet, 2 video cassettes
Minutes of Board of Directors meetings, newsletters, conference material, and miscellaneous organizational records.
Missouri Public Interest Research Group Records, 1971-2000 (S0436)
24 cubic feet, 872 folders, 36 videos, 1 microfilm roll
The Missouri Public Interest Research Group (MOPIRG) was founded by student activists following Ralph Nader's address at St. Louis University in March 1971. The group is a research and advocacy organization for consumer, citizen and student interests in Missouri. The collection includes board meeting minutes, bylaws, news releases, memoranda, correspondence, and publications.
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Missouri Public Service Commission Photographs, 1915-1969 (P0337)
8 photographs
8 photographs of various Public Service Commissions: Boards of 1953, 1963, 1969; employees of commission, 1915.
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Missouri Quilt Inventory Collection, 1983 (S1054)
0.8 cubic foot, 218 photographs
The St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Division began the Missouri Quilt Inventory contest in September 1983. The collection includes correspondence to contest winners, a newspaper article about the contents, provenance about the quilts, and photographs of the quilts on display in the contest.
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Missouri Railroad Collection, 1874-1915 (R1457)
0.5 cubic foot (19 folders)
The Missouri Railroad Collection is an ephemeral collection of records dealing with the railroad industry in Missouri. Included are records of railroad investments made by the J. & W. Seligman and Company and members of the Perkins, Livingston, Post Company of New York in railroad companies in Missouri and Kansas. These materials contain records for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company; Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railroad Company; the Memphis, Carthage and Northwestern Railroad Company; the Missouri and Western Railway Company; the Oswego and State Line Railroad Company; Pierce City and Kanas Railroad Company; the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company; and the St. Louis, Wichita and Western Railway Company.
Missouri Railroad Records, 1837-2006 (C2358)
39.3 cubic feet (441 folders)
The Missouri Railroad Records consist of reports, bulletins, pamphlets, proceedings, and other materials of railroads and related organizations that were in Missouri or its contiguous states.
Missouri Railway Construction Company Records, 1896-1901 (CA5006)
0.4 cubic feet
Ledger, minute book, and letters and statements of the company, 1896-1901.
Missouri Railway Map, 1888 (C2444)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Commissioners' official railway map of Missouri, completed to 1 January 1888.
Missouri Regional Medical Program Records, 1966-1980 (CA4109)
108 cubic feet, 8 films, 2 audio tapes
The records include material on medical care, economics, and state Medicare; correspondence; project files; annual reports; committee meetings, agendas, and minutes; publications; material on the Kidney Foundation; and miscellaneous material.
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Missouri Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights Records, 1958-1988 (S0805)
0.5 cubic feet, 15 folders
The Missouri Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (MO/RCAR) was a nonprofit corporation that connected people to abortion, family planning, and counseling service providers and educated the public about reproductive rights. The collection primarily contains pro-choice flyers, brochures, and fact sheets MO/RCAR collected and distributed to the public. Also included in this collection is correspondence from and relating to the Missouri Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights, the national Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights, and other pro-choice organizations.
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Missouri Retired Teachers Association, Boone County Unit Records, 1998, 2006-2023 (CA6572)
1.2 cubic feet, 2 oversize volumes, 2 DVDs, 855 MB of digital files
The records of the organization include directories, board meeting materials, a scrapbook, audiovisual material, and miscellaneous administrative material.
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The Missouri Review (Columbia, Mo.) Records, c. 1978-2015 (CA5670)
52.7 cubic feet, 2 DVDs
Addition of office files, manuscript submissions, financial records, galley proofs, correspondence, and miscellaneous material.
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Missouri River Cultural Conservancy Cooper-Wheeler Collection, 2005-2019 (C4603)
0.2 cubic feet (6 folders), 4.39 TB of digital files, 6 external hard drives, 778 MiniDV cassettes
The collection contains audio and video recordings of musical, dance, and spoken word performances by local and regional artists documenting the Central Missouri River Region. Includes catalogs of the performances.
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Missouri River Folk History Project Records, 2005 (CA6109)
0.2 cubic feet, 37 DVDs
Oral history interviews of Missourians who have lived and worked along the Missouri River. Meredith Ludwig conducted the interviews.
Missouri River Navigation Association Records, 1925-1943 (K0354)
0.34 cubic foot (19 folders, 204 photographs, 1 oversize photograph, 24 negatives)
The Missouri River Navigation Association Records contains photographs and negatives depicting different aspects of engineering and activities along the Missouri River.
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Missouri Rural Area Development Committee Records, 1957-1967 (C2583)
1.8 cubic feet
The records of the Missouri Rural Area Development Committee are organized into four sections: organization, policy, projects, and progress reports. The Missouri Rural Area Development Committee, directed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was designed to coordinate efforts to revitalize agricultural and natural resources in the rural areas.
MISSOURI RURALIST Collection, 1951 (C1917)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Four letters submitted to MISSOURI RURALIST Old Letters Contest.
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Missouri Ruralist Photographs, 1936-1978 (P0030)
6.67 cubic feet (480 folders)
Photos from the agriculture magazine "Missouri Ruralist."
Missouri School Districts Collection, 1917-1980 (S0044)
1.4 cubic feet, 42 folders
The Missouri School Districts Collections is an artificial collection combining small acquisitions pertaining to various school districts in St. Louis and outstate Missouri.
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Missouri School of Mines Photograph Collection, circa 1940 (P1188)
Photographs of buildings on the Missouri School of Mines campus in Rolla, MO, with a particular focus on the power plant and boiler complex.
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Missouri School of Mines Photographs, circa 1900 (P1202)
Six negatives of the Missouri School of Mines and students in labs and residence areas.
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Missouri School of Religion Papers, 1896-1967 (C2791)
5.8 cubic feet
Correspondence of Deans G.D. Edwards, 1907-1937; Carl Agee, 1930-1949; and Seth Slaughter, 1949-1967. Correspondence of George Wetherell, extension minister, and James Wyker, director of the Rural Church Extension Service. Minutes of board of trustees' and faculty meetings, treasurer's reports, annual reports, and audits.
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Missouri School of Religion Records, 1930-2017 (CA6528)
5.7 cubic feet, 1 oversize item
The records of the Missouri School of Religion contain board meeting materials, newsletters, photographs, promotional material, and miscellaneous material.
Missouri School of Religion Records, 1888-1980s (CA4347)
12.3 cubic feet
Addition of enrollment cards, bulletins, financial statements, trustee meeting minutes, theses and dissertations, lecture notes, bibliographies, reports, publications, and photographs.
Missouri Senate, Equal Rights Amendment Testimony Records, 1975-1980 (C4295)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)
The records of the Missouri Senate Equal Rights Amendment contain papers relating to the Missouri Senate's hearing on the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment from 1977. Testimonies were made before the Missouri Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments on February 2, 1977. The Missouri House of Representatives had already passed the Equal Rights Amendment at this point, and the ERA had already been ratified in 35 of the 38 states necessary for it to become law.
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Missouri Senior Cameo Club Collection, 1997-2022 (S0425)
2.3 cubic feet
This collection consists of program booklets, scrapbooks, and CDs chronicling the club's sponsorship of the Ms. Missouri Senior America, an annual pageant showcasing the talents of women over age 60.
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Missouri Sesquicentennial Celebration, Platte County Collection, c. 1890-1970 (C4218)
0.4 cubic feet (18 folders)
Materials concerning Platte County, Missouri, history compiled for the Missouri Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee.
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Missouri Social Hygiene Association Scrapbook, 1928-1933 (S0089)
0.01 cubic foot
The Missouri Social Hygiene Association (MSHA) Scrapbook contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and newsletters pertaining to the group's mission to disseminate knowledge and laws concerning social hygiene to the public.
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Missouri Society for Health and Physical Educators Records, 1937-2010 (S0010)
36 cubic feet
The records contain bylaws, correspondence, meeting minutes, research abstracts, and photographs regarding the Missouri Society for Health and Physical Educators' (MOSHAPE) mission to develop and promote health, leisure, and movement programs.
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Missouri Society for Sociology and Anthropology Papers, 1972-1973 (C3470)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Correspondence, executive committee meeting notes, minutes of annual meeting, copies of constitution, proposed revision, and constitution adopted in 1973.
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Missouri Society for Sociology and Anthropology Papers, 1959-1965 (C3093)
0.3 cubic feet
Correspondence, membership data, newsletters, and financial reports, primarily concerning the 1963 and 1964 annual meetings of the Society, with later correspondence and meeting minutes of the Society, 1973-1976.
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Missouri Society for Sociology and Anthropology Papers, 1953-1964 (C2269)
0.5 cubic feet
The papers of the Missouri Society for Sociology and Anthropology contain correspondence, newsletters, and programs concerning the formal organization of the Society and its annual meetings.
Missouri Society of American Foresters Records, 1900-1991 (C4185)
4 cubic feet (172 folders)
The records of the Missouri Chapter of the Ozark Section of the Society of American Foresters contain meeting material, minutes, newsletters, reports, correspondence, photographs and miscellaneous material. The objectives of the Society are to advance the science, technology, teaching and practice of professional forestry in America, and to use the knowledge and skills of the profession to benefit society.
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Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Records, 1891-2024 (CA3056)
19.90 cubic feet, 1 oversize item, 1 computer disc, 3.56 GB of digital files
Applications, correspondence, minutes, membership lists, publications, financial records, convention and program materials, chapter records, photographs, and other material of the organization.
Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Ozark Patriots Chapter Records, 2016-2022 (R1526)
1 cubic foot (15 folders, 2.15 GB of digital files)
The Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Ozark Patriots Chapter Records contain yearbooks for the chapter located in Rolla, Missouri. The yearbooks contain meeting minutes, membership information, photographs, chapter news and events, and newspaper articles from each year’s events.